Showing posts with label pollution. Show all posts
Showing posts with label pollution. Show all posts

Monday, March 22, 2010

The Index is climbing...not the stock market



On a good day, this is the view from my bedroom window...and I emphasize a good day as this kind of days are hard to come by especially in recent years Hong Kong. The pollution is getting from bad to worse and today it was recorded way over 400 on the pollution index in all parts of Hong Kong! No wonder I am having swollen and teary eyes! Damn!

Was chatting with an old school friend who have moved back to Singapore 2 years ago after staying in Hong Kong for the past 12 years. Apparently, the pollution is one of the many reasons that have driven her and her boyfriend away from Hong Kong. They used to stay on a house boat anchored at the marine club in Hong Kong island, the southernmost part. It's an area that I assume would be least affected by the pollution, unlike the rest of the areas in Kowloon...

What's the point of having full seaview when most of the times, I cannot see much of the sea anyway? Maybe it's time to move again...

Sunday, February 15, 2009

From my window

On a clear day, I can see the FCC right in front of my bedroom window and even all the buildings in Hong Kong Island behind FCC. However today, the FCC disappeared into the fog... the Hong Kong Observatory says it's foggy but I think it's pollution.

See FCC in the middle of the photo? (13:30)

In less than 10 minutes from the 1st photo, it has disappeared...(13:38)

At 14:10...